Spring 2010

Elaine Wethington Center Aims to Cut Obesity in Black, Latino New Yorkers.  Elaine Wethington is the Ithaca-based principal investigator for a joint research program between Cornell in Ithaca, Weill Cornell Medical College,and healthcare providers. The study aims to encourage weight loss in minority populations through mindful eating techniques.
Karl Pillemer Environmental Volunteering Linked to Improved Health in Retirees.  Karl Pillemer’s research provides evidence that volunteering in environmental organizations in midlife is associated with greater physical activity and improved mental and physical health over a 20-year period.

More Stories

Cornell Partners with Latin American Groups to Lift Young People Out of Poverty

Jurors More Likely to Convict Unattractive People

Partnership with Weill Cornell Pivotal to Research on Cognitive Impairment

New Evidence-Based Living Blog Applies Research to Daily Life

Resources

Beyond Trauma and Resilience: Mapping the Heterogeneity of Reactions to Highly Aversive Life Events
The Laws of Cultural Cognition, and the Cultural Cognition of Law
Coming Out to Parents, Interview with Ritch Savin-Williams
Parenting a Gay, Lesbian or Bisexual Youth, Ritch Savin-Williams
Exploring a Biopsychosocial Model of Cumulative Risk, Fourth Annual Bronfenbrenner Lecture
New Website for New York State Youth from the ACT for Youth Network
New Fact Sheets and Resources on Self-Injurious Behaviors in Adolescents and Young Adults

Events

Advancing Youth Development (AYD) Training